CVE-2026-68153: Linux kernel · libceph: remove debugfs files before client teardown
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in fe46b7e06f14f6f94766832df309b249cb689d27 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in fe46b7e06f14f6f94766832df309b249cb689d27, fc1010e7e0204ece6cc0f9af4f473e9553535eab, e4c804726c4afce3ba648b982d564f6af2cfa328 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: remove debugfs files before client teardown ceph_destroy_client() tears down the monitor client before removing the per-client debugfs files. A concurrent read of the monmap debugfs file can enter monmap_show() after ceph_monc_stop() has freed monc->monmap, triggering a use-after-free. Remove the debugfs files before stopping the OSD and monitor clients. debugfs_remove() drains active handlers and prevents new accesses, so the debugfs callbacks can no longer race the rest of client teardown.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac78549d186090ee7125d28c3a8c376573b36194 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/463a264e9094384112a5c8b46f0a9ddaf8566904 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe46b7e06f14f6f94766832df309b249cb689d27 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1010e7e0204ece6cc0f9af4f473e9553535eab (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3dc8889d39a676bf840132bd5c5c48cb0daba23 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f5a3abc54ba24dbceb14cc3a719908c4f688091 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9fedda2f628e030384228de0dafc574b7fb0c2f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c804726c4afce3ba648b982d564f6af2cfa328 (opens in a new tab)